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If you’re remotely fashion-minded, now’s the time to swaddle yourself dramatically in oversize shawls and wraps. Consider the vast swaths of wool that draped models’ entire upper bodies at Saint Laurent’s fall show. For Melanie Masarin, 32, the Los Angeles founder of nonalcoholic aperitif brand Ghia, they evoke memories of her childhood in France. My mother and grandmother have always worn wraps like this,” she said. “I’m craving fuzzy, cozy, wraparound knits to shield me from the news these days.”
Persons: Stow, Michael Kors’s, Saint Laurent’s, Melanie Masarin, nonalcoholic, , , Masarin Organizations: Los Locations: Saint, Los Angeles, France
WHEN SHE WAS 18 and cleaning out a recently deceased relative’s home, Vanessa Barboni Hallik, now 42, was confronted with closets of old clothes. She gave most away, keeping only a gray suit, which she wore on her flight home. “I felt I stepped fully into womanhood,” she said of the grown-up outfit. Barboni Hallik, who worked on Wall Street before founding Another Tomorrow, a New York brand specializing in women’s tailoring, described the experience as “visceral.”
Persons: Vanessa Barboni Hallik, , , Barboni Hallik Locations: New York
After her breakout role as girl-next-door Joey Potter on “Dawson’s Creek,” Katie Holmes has gone on to play many other parts, including writer, producer, director and mom. Still, her teen-drama roots remain close to her heart. When she was starring in the off-Broadway production “The Wanderers” earlier this year, Dawson’s parents were in the audience. “Mary-Margaret Humes, who played Dawson’s mom, flew out with John Wesley Shipp, who played his dad, and they came to the play—which was so sweet and supportive,” she said. (Dawson was famously played by James Van Der Beek.)
Luggage for Style-Conscious Travelers: 5 Expert Picks
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Laura Neilson | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
WITH A DIZZYING number of luggage brands on the market, zeroing in on a new, well-constructed suitcase to fit your particular travel needs—not to mention your ski gear or that ambitious stack of beach reads—can seem like a herculean task. “[You need to] bring your things in. See how it feels when you pull a suitcase around the store,” said Ms. Paradise, whose family has been in the luggage business since 1977. Globe-trotting travel television host Samantha Brown concurs, and wisely suggested another strategy: Vigorously jiggling the case’s handle. With those must-haves in mind, and input from some inveterate jet-setters, we settled on five categorical winners likely to please travelers with an eye for both fashion and function.
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